Word: plasticizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also of the changing cultural atmosphere in Western nations. Societies that once held up temperance, frugality and industry as ideals now increasingly cherish consumption, leisure and even hedonism. The culture that formerly stressed tomorrow now emphasizes today. This instantly gratifying good life is easily available through installment buying or "plastic money," which the Carter Administration last month attempted to restrict...
...taking advantage of the unlimited supply of ammunition. Soon the inside flesh of my trigger finger was worn off, and I was wiping my blood from the trigger when I cleaned my revolver at the end of the day. I obtained a product called Nu-Skin, a quick-drying plastic coating that resembled clear glue, and coated my trigger finger with it, then fired until that, too, was worn...
...generally described by members of the community as a quiet or private person. While some, including one high University official, complain that he is a plastic politician--an impression easily etched as one watches Bok walk, through the Faculty Club and say "Nice to see you" to the people in the hall-others say he is simply shy. "When Derek and Sissela walk into a party," says one friend, "you've got to ply them away from the people they know." Bok is not sensitive about his private affairs, says Lloyd E. Weinreb, a professor of Law and close friend...
America's $55 billion love affair with plastic money was on the ropes last week. Big retailers and banks began sharply reducing the borrowing clout of credit-card holders. J.C. Penney stiffened credit requirements, curtailed card promotions and hiked the minimum purchase eligible for time payments from $19 to $200. Banks, which had been deluging customers with Visa and MasterCard (formerly Master Charge) applications, suddenly throttled back the flow of easy credit. New York's Bankers Trust Co. slapped a $500 credit limit on new accounts and froze ceilings on existing credit lines. Chase Manhattan Bank said...
...major purchases, like refrigerators, which are exempted from the regulations, from less expensive credit-restricted items, like fancy leather goods. Economists estimate that the card crackdown would have a measurable, if minor, impact on inflation. Consumers, in any case, will be forced to think twice about spending their plastic money, and banks and retailers now have an excuse to drop some money-losing business...